Person Specification

Students who are accepted onto the scheme will, in addition to meeting the eligibility criteria;

• hold positive values appropriate to teaching and working in schools.
• have good oral communication and active listening skills.
• interact well with other people and be able to work in a group.
• show flexibility and a strong sense of teamwork.
• show maturity and a strong sense of responsibility.
• have a non-judgemental and approachable manner and be sensitive to the needs of others.
• be enthusiastic about participating in school-based work.
• be able to ask perceptive and thoughtful questions.
• have had experience of communicating with people of varying ages and backgrounds.
• show awareness of how they might manage the scheme alongside their degree commitments.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the scheme you must meet the following criteria.

• Your participation must be additional to any provision currently available as part of your programme of study and not be funded from any other source.
• You must not have Qualified Teacher Status or be following a programme leading to QTS.
• You must be registered, full or part-time, on programmes leading to a BA/BSc, post-graduate award, HND or foundation degree.

Priority is given to students

• who are studying or have an A Level in Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry, Modern Languages, ICT, RE, Music and DT.
• From groups under-represented in teaching. i.e.ethnic minority groups, men in primary.
  
  

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